Biographical Note:

Thomas Fargo served as Commander in Chief at the U.S. Pacific Command (2002-2005).

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Additional Resources:

To learn more about this interviewee, please consult the links below.

• Biography - National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)
• Khobar Towers and OPM SANG Attacks, Clinton Administrative Marker Used - Clinton Digital Library (1995-1996)
• "The United States Can't Afford to Keep Alienating Indonesia", Comparative Analysis of U.S.-Indonesia and U.S.-Pakistan Relations - Edward Masters, New York Times (August 26, 1997)
• EP3 Incident, U.S. Aircraft Collision with Chinese Fighter Complicates U.S.-China Relations - CNN (April 1, 2001)
• Defense Authorization Act, President Bush Continues Funding War on Terror - White House (December 28, 2001)
• "A Nation Challenged: Pacific Terror", U.S. and Philippines Set Up Joint Operations to Fight Terror - Eric Schmitt, Guardian (January 16, 2002)
• Bali Bombings, Jemaah Islamiyah and al-Qaeda Terrorist Attacks in Indonesia - Associated Press (October 12, 2002)
• US Security Policy in Asia, Fargo Testifies in Congress - House International Relations Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific (June 26, 2003)
• The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America's Military, Account of America's Increased Dependence on Military to Manage World Affairs - Dana Priest (2004)
• "Malaysia Rejects US Help to Guard Malacca Straits", Dispute Over Crucial Asia-Pacific Front in War on Terror - Dawn (April 5, 2004)
• Regional Maritime Security Initiative, Report on Increase in Asia-Pacific Terrorism - Thomas Fargo, Homeland Security Digital Library (May 3, 2004)
• "Rumsfeld to Push For Security of Key Strait in Asia", Secretary of Defense Enlists Support for Safeguarding Malacca Strait - Greg Jaffe, Wall Street Journal (June 4, 2004)
• Islamabad Marriott Hotel Bombing, Terrorist Attack in Pakistan That Caused International Stir - Al Jazeera (September 21, 2008) 
• Abu Sayyaf, Most Violent Terrorist Group in Philippines - Department of State (July 31, 2012)
• Walking the Talk in the South China Sea, Examination of U.S. Interest in South China Sea - Thomas Fargo (January 20, 2016)
• One Day That Changed Asia, Documentary Exploring Aftermath of 2004 Aceh Tsunami - CNA Insider (February 18, 2020)

Thomas Fargo Testimony Regarding U.S. Policy in Asia (June 26, 2003)